Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know
The majority of librarians who have taken on instruction responsibilities have had little to no formal training in educational theories or pedagogical practices. We do the best we can without a foundation for our teaching. This Perspectives column looks at how much theory we really need to know, and...
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Communications in Information Literacy
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| description | The majority of librarians who have taken on instruction responsibilities have had little to no formal training in educational theories or pedagogical practices. We do the best we can without a foundation for our teaching. This Perspectives column looks at how much theory we really need to know, and how can we gain this knowledge in order to become effective and engaging instructors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb55a303bf1a4b1c9af0f6a1d938fcc52022-12-22T02:29:50ZengCommunications in Information LiteracyCommunications in Information Literacy1933-59542015-06-0191192310.15760/comminfolit.2015.9.1.179Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to KnowMolly Montgomery0Idaho State UniversityThe majority of librarians who have taken on instruction responsibilities have had little to no formal training in educational theories or pedagogical practices. We do the best we can without a foundation for our teaching. This Perspectives column looks at how much theory we really need to know, and how can we gain this knowledge in order to become effective and engaging instructors.http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22383information literacy; educational theory; learning theory; pedagogy; library instruction |
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| title | Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know |
| title_full | Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know |
| title_fullStr | Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know |
| title_short | Education Theory and Pedagogy for Practical Library Instruction: How to Learn What We Really Need to Know |
| title_sort | education theory and pedagogy for practical library instruction how to learn what we really need to know |
| topic | information literacy; educational theory; learning theory; pedagogy; library instruction |
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